Question
Bring out the following conversion:
Propanoic acid to Acetic acid.
Propanoic acid to Acetic acid.
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Answer
$\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{COOH}\ \ \xrightarrow[\triangle]{\text{NH}_3}\ \ \text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{CONH}_2\ \ \xrightarrow{\text{Br}_2/\text{KOH}}\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{NH}_2 \ \ \\ \\ \ \ \ \ ^\text{Propanoic acid}\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ^\text{Propanamide}\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ^\text{Ethyl amine}\ \ \ \ \ \\\xrightarrow{\text{HNO}_2}\ \ \text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{OH}\ \ \xrightarrow[\text{(O)}]{\text{KMnO}_4/\text{dil. H}_2\text{SO}_4}\ \ \text{CH}_3\text{COOH}\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ^\text{Ethanol}\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ^\text{Acetic acid}$
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